Knockdown garden hose reel



1948- I J. A. MORRONE 2,441,437

KNOCK-DOWN GARDEN HOSE REEL Filed Aug. 24, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V ENTOR.

BY MAM Wr MM? A TTOENEYS M y -v J. A. MoRRoNE 2,441,437

xnocm'nown GARDEN HOSE REEL Filed Aug. 24, 1945 3 Shets-Sheet May 11,1948. J. A.MORRONE 2,441,437

KNOCK-DOWN GARDEN HOSE REEL Filed Aug. 24, 1945 s sheets-sheet sINVENTOR.

filmma- WPW Patented May 11, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENTMOFFICE KNOCKDOWNGARDEN HOSE REEL J oseph A. Morrone, Westerly, R. I. Application August24, 1945, Serial No. 612,362

6 Claims (01.242-86) The object of my invention is to produce aknock-down garden hose reel comprising very few parts, which reel can bedisassembled and packed in a small bundle for shipment or storage, andwhich may be readily reassembled.

A further object is to produce a reel which will be very strong anddurable when assembled.

A still further object is to produce a reel which will be eflicient inuse and yet inexpensive to-manufacture.

One part of my invention is directed to the hose winding elements andthe other part of the invention to the elements for permitting the easypropulsion of the reel from point to point.

The first part of my invention includes two circular traction members orrings, preferably of rod construction remov-ably connected by aplurality of hose winding members also preferably of rod construction,the said hose winding members being of resilient material to permit themto be:

The second part of my invention is directed to a combined handle andsupport, preferably in loop form and of rod construction and pivoted tothe crossed radial end portions of the hose winding members.

Practical embodiments of my invention are represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 represents a side elevation ofthe garden hose reel;

Fig. 2 represents a front elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 represents a vertical section taken in the plane of the lineIHIII 'of Fig. 2, looking the direction of the arrows; f'

. Fig. 4 represents a horizontal'section taken in the plane of the lineIV-IV of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 represents a side elevation of the several members disassembledfor purposes of shipment or storage:

Fig. 6 represents a front elevation of the same;

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 represent detail cross sections, on an enlarged scaleof portions of the members of the reel which are locked together whenassembled;

Fig. 10 represents a side elevation of the reel, on a scale similar toFigs. 1 to 6 inclusive, having means pivoted thereto by which the reelmay be trundled.

Fig. 11 represents a front elevation of the same;

Fig. 12 represents a detail side elevation, on an enlarged scale, of oneof the devices for lockin certain of the members of the reel together ata 2 I 7 their intersections and forming a hub for journaling a combinedhandle and support by which the reel is trundled or supported at rest,as desired;

Fig. 13 represents a front elevation of the same;

Fig. 14 represents arear elevation of the same;

Fig. 15 represents a vertical section taken in the plane of the lineXVXV of Fig. 14, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figs. 16 and 17 represent interior face views of the hub members whichform .a part of one of the locking devices;

Fig. 18 represents a detail side elevation of another form of device forlocking certain of the members of the reel together at theirintersections to form trunnions for the propelling handle;

Fig. 19 represents a front elevation of the same;

Fig. 20 represents an inside elevation of the same;

Fig. 21 represents a horizontal section taken in the plane of the lineXXI-XXI of Fig. 19, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 22 represents a side elevation of the reel and its support with theparts in the positions they assume when the reel is positioned by thecombined handle and support to permit the hose to be easily wound on andunwound from the reel;

and r Fig. 23 represents a front view of the same.

The hose reel includes two resilient circular traction members or ringsI, of wire rod construction, each traction member being deformed" atequally spaced intervals to form recesses 2.

The hose reel also includes a plurality of hose winding members of rodconstruction, in the pres ent instance, two are shown'at right angles toeach other, which winding members are removably engaged with thecircular traction members and the hose receiving members the outer endsof the tapered loops are forced over the circular members and snappedinto the recesses 2;

To assemble the two circular traction members If it be desired that thecrossed radial end portions at each end of the hose winding membersoccupy the same plane at their crossing point the radial end portion ofone member at each end thereof may be bent to form a recess [1 for 5receiving the adjacent radial end portion of the other hose windingmember (see Fig. 2).

If it be desired that the crossed radial end portions at ,eachrend orthe hose.v winding members occupy; d-ifierenti: planes at their crossingpoint, the recesses l'l may be omitted (see Figs.

18 to 21 inclusive) If it be desired to provide the reel with a combinedhandle and support aS ';Sh0W111.1!11 Figs. 10 and 11 it may beaccomplished as followsr Ihe combined handle and support is shown inloop form and as of tube, construction; It; comprises transverse upperand lower portions [8 and I9 connected by side portions ZU-and- 2|,- theleg portion extending at substantially right angles from the; handportions This. combined handle andisupportcis z pivoted: to a the: reel;at the intersection, of? the hand: and; leg; portions, as

follows: Altwoipartihubwserves to lockathe. radial end 25 portions ofthe hose; Winding: members. together a'tithelr irrtersections. InvEigsil2;.to 1f! inclusive thee-inner and .outersparts 22;.23mof the hub havematched grooves 24, '25: ingtheir: adjacent: faces for:receiving-:the-radiahend; portions when they are crossed in the-same.plane; whilein;Eigs.18 to 21 inclusive the inner andzouter-partmnt, 231*of the hubghaveaig rooves 26, 12,] in ztheir. adjacent facesforr-recei-vingthe. radial end portionswhen tlrey arecrossedzin-difierent planes. Inbothiinstancestheonternubrparts-zaorxntare provid d with outwardly projecting pins 28 onwhich-the combined handle; and sul 'nort:is:journa1ed. Preferably the:pins:- 28'irproject through; theside portions 20, 2| of the combinedholder and support 40 and are: there; provided; with cotterpins 29.These; inner; and outer parts of the, hub may be clamped to:theirtintersecting;ra,dial;end portions byscrewboltsflr IFromthe;abovedescription it will be seen that the reelzmay be;Teadilyassembled or; disassembled and. that? it, comprises. a. minimumnumber of parts, Also that: whentheireel is disassembled the members maybe compactly arranged for shipping onstoring;

It, is evidentthat various changes may" be resortedv to. in theiconstructionhform and arrangement: of; the: several parts withoutdeparting from. the, spirit. andscopeof; my invention, and hence I donot intend toiloe limited, to the particular embodiments 3 herein shownand. described, butiW-hat I claim is:.

1. In, a, knockedown hose reel, two circular resilient traction ringsofrodconstruction, each ring, having a plurality of. equally, spacedrecesses, and'a plurality of separate crossedhose. winding members -,ofrod construction snapped, intosaid recesses to; removably hold the,tractionlringsqand the hose winding. membersin. their. assembled re se Ito form two radial end portions, four inwardly 2. In a knock-down hosereel, two circular resilient traction rings of rod construction, eachring being bent at equally spaced intervals to form recesses, and aplurality of separate crossed hose winding members removably snappedinto said recesses to removably hold the traction rings and hose windingmembers in their assembled positions.

:3. In a knock-down hose reel, two circular resilient tractionringsof'rod=construction, each ring-being bent at equally spacedintervals to form recesses, and a plurality of separate crossed hosewinding members snapped into said recesses to vremovably hold thetraction rings and hose winding members in their assembled positions,each hose winding member comprising a rod bent directed portions and twotransverse portions.

45 111 a knock-down hose reel, two circular resilient traction membersof rod construction, a pluralityv of separate crossed hose, windingmembers removably engaged with the, traction members, each membervcomprising; a rod bent to-form two radial end, portions, four inwardlydirected portions and-two transverse: portions, hubs clamped to theendportions at their, crossing points, and a:combined handle andsuppertpivotedto said hubs.

5. In a knock-downhose reel, a; plurality of separate hose windingmembers, eachmember comprising arcdbent to form two,radialend portions,four inwardly directed portions and tWo transverse. portions, theradialend portions being crossed, andtwoipart hubs embracing-andremovably. clamped tothe radial endportion-s at thei-rcrossing' points.

,6. In a knock-downhose. reel, a plurality, of separate hose Windingmembers, eachiwinding member comprisinga-rodloent to formtwo radial endportions, four inwardly directed-portions. and two, transverse portions,the radial end portions beingcrossed, two part hubs embracingandiremovably clampedto the radialendlportions at their crossing points,journal pins projecting fromthe outer parts of said hubs, and. acombined. handle and] support removably pivoted between its ends.-,JOSEPH A, MQRRQNEL' REFERENCES orrnn The following references areroirecord in: the file of this patent:

V UNITED EfiIi-YIES PATENTS on said journal pins Number Name Date351,688 Buschman Oct..26, 1886 802,912 Cary Oct. 24, 1905 810,977 Poure'W Jan, 30; 19.06

1,048,863 Notman Dec, 3.1, 1912 1,446,070 Schane Feb-20,1923 2,233,449,Glenny t. r.,.Mar. 4;,1941

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Y Country Date."

390,205 France July 22, 1908

